Harbin–Bei'an railway explained

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Binbei Railway
Native Name:滨北铁路 (Bīnběi Tiělù)
Native Name Lang:zh
Type:Heavy rail,
Regional rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Heilongjiang Province
Start:Harbin
End:Bei'an
Stations:17
Open:15 December 1928 (Songpu–Hailun)
1 December 1932 (Hailun–Bei'an)
Owner:Huhai Railway (1928–1933)
Haike Railway (1932–1933)
Manchukuo National Railway (1933–1945)
China Changchun Railway (1945–1955)
China Railway (since 1955)
Linelength Km:333

Harbin-Bei'an railway, named the Binbei Railway, is a 333km (207miles) double-tracked arterial railroad in Northeast China between Harbin and Bei'an. At Harbin the line connects to the Jingha Railway, the Binzhou Railway, and the Binsui Railway, whilst at Suihua it connects to the Suijia Railway and at Bei'an it connects to the Qibei Railway and the Beihei Railway.

History

The Harbin–Bei'an railway started out as two separate railway lines built by two privately owned railway companies, the Huhai Railway and the Haike Railway.[1]

The Huhai Railway was the first self-funded privately owned railway company in Heilongjiang. It began surveying a line from Songpu to Hailun in September 1925, opening the 227km (141miles) line on 15 December 1928. In 1929, the railway's wooden bridge was replaced with a permanent iron bridge.[1] Work on the Haike Railway's line from Hailun to Bei'an began in June 1932, and was opened to traffic on a temporary basis in 1 December of the same year.[1]

In 1933, after the creation of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, both companies were nationalised by the Manchukuo National Railway, and the two companies' lines were merged to create a single line, called the Binbei Line (Hinboku Line in Japanese). The Manchukuo National continued construction of the Hailun–Bei'an section, replacing the temporary bridges with permanent ones. The line was finally completed in 1935.[1]

In August 1945, the Soviet Army invaded Manchukuo, taking over management of all railways in the former Manchukuo, creating the China Changchun Railway; the Binbei Line was put under the jurisdiction of the Qiqihar Railway Bureau.[1] The Soviets transferred control of the China Changchun Railway to China in 1955, at which time this line became part of the China Railway system. In 1957, the line was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Harbin Railway Bureau, and double-tracking of the 125km (78miles) Sankeshu–Suihua section of the line was completed.[1] Double-tracking of the rest of the line was completed in 1962.

Route

Distance Station name
Total; kmS2S; kmCurrent nameFormer nameYear openedConnections
00Harbin East
哈尔滨东
1934Jingha Railway, Binzhou Railway, Binsui Railway
1313New Songpu
新松浦
1933
North Songpu
北松浦
Songpu
松浦
1926Closed
229Xujia
徐家
1926
3210Hulan
呼兰
1926
Majia
马家
1926Closed
4715Shenjia
沈家
1927
5912Kangjinjing
康金井
1927
7213Shirencheng
石人城
1927
8513Baikuibao
白奎堡
1927
9712Xinglongzhen
兴隆镇
1927
10811Wanfatun
万发屯
1928
Nihe
泥河
1928Closed
12517Suihua
绥化
1928Suijia Railway
13813Shayuan
沙园
1928
1435Qinjia
秦家
1928
15714Sifangtai
四方台
1928
17316Zhangweitun
张维屯
1928
18411Xinquan
新泉
1928Closed
19522Suileng
绥棱
1929
Keyinhe
克音河
1929Closed
21520East Bianjing
东边井
1929
22712Hailun
海伦
1925
Zhaojia
赵家
1932Closed
24215Zhayinhe
扎音河
1932
25412Haibei
海北
1932
26915Tongbei
通北
1932
2778Yangjia
杨家
1932
29013Lijia
李家
1932
30616Zhaoguang
赵光
1932
Fu'an
福安
1932Closed
33327Bei'an
北安
1932Qibei Railway and the Beihei Railway

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 滨北线铁路历史 . 2018-02-02 . 2016-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314081359/http://chnrailway.com/news/20081209/1209323511.html . dead .